16gb p3113 now only has 4gb of internal storage - Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have searched all morning for an answer/solution to this. I had been on CM10 nightlies for a very long time. I decided last night to restore back to stock with Odin. After I flashed the stock rom, then two updates, then rooted and started restoring apps with Titanium, I got an error message saying low on storage. Sure enough, I looked and my internal storage is only 4gb.
Anyone know how I can get back to my original 16gb? Thanks in advance
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Fladh stock with pit file to format the sd card
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Mohamedselim said:
Fladh stock with pit file to format the sd card
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Thanks for the reply.
Do you have a link to the pit file?
Edit: I spent last night searching for the pit file for the p3113 16gb wifi only, and the closest I could come was the p3110 16gb wifi only. So if anyone knows where I can get one for the p3113, please share.
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skennelly said:
Thanks for the reply.
Do you have a link to the pit file?
Edit: I spent last night searching for the pit file for the p3113 16gb wifi only, and the closest I could come was the p3110 16gb wifi only. So if anyone knows where I can get one for the p3113, please share.
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Have you tried to search it in Sammobile Firmware website? I think they give of all of PIT files there..
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Arrizqi said:
Have you tried to search it in Sammobile Firmware website? I think they give of all of PIT files there..
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I did look there. They did not list any firmware for my build number (UEALD3). I didn't see anything there that would have been of much use to me.

skennelly said:
I did look there. They did not list any firmware for my build number (UEALD3). I didn't see anything there that would have been of much use to me.
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Hi. same problem, I was in CM10, flash stock and get only 4G, I think we need use Odin with option re-partition and the pit file
I got some pit files here:
http://www.droidevelopers.com/showthread.php?11722-Download-OPS-amp-PIT-files
I just dont know if I can use gt-p3110 fit file and the PDA with the correct P3113 tar file
Thanks for any help

I am able to download the pit file from my gt-p3113 using heimdall-frontend.exe. However, my guess is that I cannot use this file to re-partition my intenal storage since that partition is only 4gb. So, if anyone has a stock p-3113 and wants to help me out by extracting the pit file and uploading it, that would be greatly appreciated. Or, if anyone knows if ^that file can be used.

CMW restore
skennelly said:
I have searched all morning for an answer/solution to this. I had been on CM10 nightlies for a very long time. I decided last night to restore back to stock with Odin. After I flashed the stock rom, then two updates, then rooted and started restoring apps with Titanium, I got an error message saying low on storage. Sure enough, I looked and my internal storage is only 4gb.
Anyone know how I can get back to my original 16gb? Thanks in advance
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You probably should go into CMW backup rom and wipe data/factory and dalvik cache, then a fresh install.

acefsw said:
You probably should go into CMW backup rom and wipe data/factory and dalvik cache, then a fresh install.
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I'm not sure I follow how this will repair my internal storage problem, or how this would be different from flashing the stock rom with Odin.
Edit: I miss read your post and thought you meant restore a back up. However, wiping data did not fix the problem with internal storage.
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skennelly said:
I'm not sure I follow how this will repair my internal storage problem, or how this would be different from flashing the stock rom with Odin.
Edit: I miss read your post and thought you meant restore a back up. However, wiping data did not fix the problem with internal storage.
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Sorry, I meant backup your rom then wipe data/factory and dalvik

Can anyone with a p3113 download the pit file using heimdall for me and upload it?

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Recovery backup failed

This is something unusual. I backup whole rom with help of recovery many times without any problem.But when today I tried to backup through recovery then everything goes well but suddenly at the end message appeared that 'cache backup failed'. I was using xda bam v14 fix kernel. I thought may be there is some problem with kernel so I flashed UC team kernel v15. Tried same but same error occured. Finally I tried advance backup option so that I can backup only 'cache' but nothing happened. I am experience such bug first time I have attached log for more reference. Please take a look guys so that where my phone is going in a wrong way.
Anybody is kind enough to reply on this topic???
The only thing I can think of is insufficient sd card space available
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bscraze said:
The only thing I can think of is insufficient sd card space available
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insufficient space??? I have 2.5 gb space on external sd card. Backup size never more than 1.5 gb max.
vishal24387 said:
insufficient space??? I have 2.5 gb space on external sd card. Backup size never more than 1.5 gb max.
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My backup is 1.8gb anyway it was just a possible error, no need to seem so offensive. I would just flash a few different kernels to check. U flashed one only, right?
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Or try clearing cache my friend. It's worth a try
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Or try clearing cache my friend. It's worth a try
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I tried that. But still I am getting same error. Wiered thing is that system, data etc all parts get backed up successfully but only cache backup gets failed. Also I tried 2 kernels i.e. bam v14 cf root kernel & UC kernel v15. Same error on both kernels.
vishal24387 said:
This is something unusual. I backup whole rom with help of recovery many times without any problem.But when today I tried to backup through recovery then everything goes well but suddenly at the end message appeared that 'cache backup failed'. I was using xda bam v14 fix kernel. I thought may be there is some problem with kernel so I flashed UC team kernel v15. Tried same but same error occured. Finally I tried advance backup option so that I can backup only 'cache' but nothing happened. I am experience such bug first time I have attached log for more reference. Please take a look guys so that where my phone is going in a wrong way.
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I had this same problem before, so I reflashed the same ROM and the backup went well. I think that I had some corrupt files. Maybe that'll help.
bscraze said:
My backup is 1.8gb anyway it was just a possible error, no need to seem so offensive. I would just flash a few different kernels to check. U flashed one only, right?
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No my friend I was not offensive. Sorry if I look like offensive Anyway I tried diiferent kernels which I have mentioned in above post.
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No my friend I was not offensive. Sorry if I look like offensive Anyway I tried diiferent kernels which I have mentioned in above post.
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No harm done . Hope re flashing will solve ur problem
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bscraze said:
No harm done . Hope re flashing will solve ur problem
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Or Reformatting the cache partition.
ganeshbiyer said:
Or Reformatting the cache partition.
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reformatting cache partioin only??? How to do that??? Will I loose any data???
EDIT :- Ok I did reformatting cache formatting through recovery but still no change. Now I am getting very serious problem. I tried to flash DDLF2 rom through mobile odin. But flashing is not getting done. App says its flashing firmware & after that nothing happens. I think some system files has corrupted. Once I get a pc I will flash from .pit file to DDLF2 rom. But still I wonder because of what this has happened
vishal24387 said:
reformatting cache partioin only??? How to do that??? Will I loose any data???
EDIT :- Ok I did reformatting cache formatting through recovery but still no change. Now I am getting very serious problem. I tried to flash DDLF2 rom through mobile odin. But flashing is not getting done. App says its flashing firmware & after that nothing happens. I think some system files has corrupted. Once I get a pc I will flash from .pit file to DDLF2 rom. But still I wonder because of what this has happened
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Logs seems fine - just stops where it shouldn't. Looks like a corrupted flash block. Hope the .pit-flash solves it.
vishal24387 said:
reformatting cache partioin only??? How to do that??? Will I loose any data???
EDIT :- Ok I did reformatting cache formatting through recovery but still no change. Now I am getting very serious problem. I tried to flash DDLF2 rom through mobile odin. But flashing is not getting done. App says its flashing firmware & after that nothing happens. I think some system files has corrupted. Once I get a pc I will flash from .pit file to DDLF2 rom. But still I wonder because of what this has happened
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Did the thing get sorted out.?
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once i had same problem and tried everything like you did but no way. i flashed rom again and etc. then it worked.
Try doing "advanced backup" with which you can backup each partition separately. You'll get an error at some point, but continue to the next anyway. Next, flash a clean ROM and do a factory reset. Finally do "advanced restore" but skip the partition that gave an error and restore what you can using titanium backup (restore from nandroid).
Cheers
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Wiped and Formated, Now Cant Flash?

Usually I just wipe data, cache, and dalvik. Today though I did this plus formated data, cache, and system. I never do this but the JellyWiz rom I was flashing said to do so. Since I did this the rom will not flash.
E: Can't open /external_sd_Root/Incubus26jc_JellyWiz_VZW_9_14_12_RLS3.zip (bad)
Installation aborted.
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When I tried restoring the old JB version I was updating from it gave me a MD5 mismatch error. When I tried to restore my original stock root which I have restored from several times without issue it just gave me "Error while restoring /system."
Need help! Stuck in recovery with no idea what to do
Try flashing a firmware through odin: 0
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i9100g user said:
Try flashing a firmware through odin: 0
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Not really sure what this means to be honest. I rooted using odin but what do you mean by flashing a firmware?
josbor11 said:
Not really sure what this means to be honest. I rooted using odin but what do you mean by flashing a firmware?
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Yes, do that again. Boot into Download mode(Batt pull to turn the phone off) then hold vol down+home+power till the prompt comes up.
Flash the root66 image using Odin from there.
Brian Gove said:
Yes, do that again. Boot into Download mode(Batt pull to turn the phone off) then hold vol down+home+power till the prompt comes up.
Flash the root66 image using Odin from there.
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I can just flash 66 as is? Don't have to flash a stock unrooted version first like you do when you brick?
Do you have any idea why this could have happened? I did everything it said on the page and even watched an installation video for the ROM following every step by step instruction. What the hell does formatting system, data, and cache do in recovery? Never had done it before and as soon as I did my phone just messed up. Also, if I flash 66 using odin will my old backups work again?
josbor11 said:
I can just flash 66 as is? Don't have to flash a stock unrooted version first like you do when you brick?
Do you have any idea why this could have happened? I did everything it said on the page and even watched an installation video for the ROM following every step by step instruction. What the hell does formatting system, data, and cache do in recovery? Never had done it before and as soon as I did my phone just messed up. Also, if I flash 66 using odin will my old backups work again?
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I'm guessing there was a bad download and sadly your nandroid might have been corrupted.
Yes if you flash root66 hopefully your backups will work if they aren't corrupted.
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voodoomanx said:
I'm guessing there was a bad download and sadly your nandroid might have been corrupted.
Yes if you flash root66 hopefully your backups will work if they aren't corrupted.
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Cool thanks. Flashing 66 now through odin. My backups have worked fine before (the exact same ones that just failed). Once this is finished and I test out my backups (assuming they work) how should I go about reflashing JellyWiz? Should I format the system, data, cache again or just do the normal wipes? I'm afraid formatting will mess it up again. Is CWM inferior to TWRP? Thinking about using a different recovery after all of this.
josbor11 said:
Cool thanks. Flashing 66 now through odin. My backups have worked fine before (the exact same ones that just failed). Once this is finished and I test out my backups (assuming they work) how should I go about reflashing JellyWiz? Should I format the system, data, cache again or just do the normal wipes? I'm afraid formatting will mess it up again. Is CWM inferior to TWRP? Thinking about using a different recovery after all of this.
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I personally use cwm and to me it's more a matter of preference. I too have had a error restoring backups once and it was after a system wipe. A word of advice, because this saved me, keep a ROM on your SD card at all times to be able to just flash in an emergency.
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kintwofan said:
I personally use cwm and to me it's more a matter of preference. I too have had a error restoring backups once and it was after a system wipe. A word of advice, because this saved me, keep a ROM on your SD card at all times to be able to just flash in an emergency.
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A rom of Root 66?
Is it cwm flashable? I keep synergy as an emergency backup.
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josbor11 said:
A rom of Root 66?
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dont listen to him...flash root66 thru odin as already mentioned and go from there...use my guide if need be.
droidstyle said:
dont listen to him...flash root66 thru odin as already mentioned and go from there...use my guide if need be.
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I think you missed my point, at this point he needs Odin. However, if you keep a zip on your SD card then if your backups gasp like his situation he can just fish that zip. It was simply some advice for future reference, were not all next to a computer ask the time. For people like me that just get an urge to flash it helps to have backups like this.
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No one is addressing the format question originally asked. Why is formatting being requested on yhe newer jb rom's, and what (in detail) does it do?
Many posts that people are soft bricking thier devices because of formatting instead of just wiping.
What's the deal, want some real answers here, and I think many others do too.
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annoyingduck said:
No one is addressing the format question originally asked. Why is formatting being requested on yhe newer jb rom's, and what (in detail) does it do?
Many posts that people are soft bricking thier devices because of formatting instead of just wiping.
What's the deal, want some real answers here, and I think many others do too.
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in order to flash jellywiz i had to do the following or else i bootlooped:
wipe data/factory reset
wipe dalvik cache
format system
flash rom
booted up flawless.
i also used this methid for paranoid android...i will probably update my guide with this. unfortunately i cant give any info on what formatting system is actually doing. never had to do this before??
annoyingduck said:
No one is addressing the format question originally asked. Why is formatting being requested on yhe newer jb rom's, and what (in detail) does it do?
Many posts that people are soft bricking thier devices because of formatting instead of just wiping.
What's the deal, want some real answers here, and I think many others do too.
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I don't know why they are suggesting it but it doesn't do anything beyond the normal factory reset and then the zip formatting system itself.
Its just the manual way of doing what a clean flash does.
Why are people having issues restoring nandroids after doing this? Apparently bootlooping occurs after format/jb install/restore previous nandroid.
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Brian Gove said:
I don't know why they are suggesting it but it doesn't do anything beyond the normal factory reset and then the zip formatting system itself.
Its just the manual way of doing what a clean flash does.
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if im not mistaken formatting the system deletes the rom/kernel itself...normal factory reset from cwm recovery only deletes rom data/cache.
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annoyingduck said:
Why are people having issues restoring nandroids after doing this? Apparently bootlooping occurs after format/jb install/restore previous nandroid.
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edit* good question!
droidstyle said:
if im not mistaken formatting the system deletes the rom/kernel itself...normal factory reset from cwm recovery only deletes rom data/cache.
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Yeah you're right but the zip of the ROM 99% of the time formats system also.
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Yeah you're right but the zip of the ROM 99% of the time formats system also.
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i wonder why i had to format system to get the latest jellywiz rom to not hang on galaxy s splash screen? it makes no sense.
Also, how does a format not erase your nandroids? It should also wipe titanium backups if they are not on your external. Am I wrong on that? Could formatting lose certain bits of info that the nandroid may not have partitioned, and that's why the restores are not working correctly?
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Add on: good info guys
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[Q] P-5100 problem ONLY 1.97 gb internal storage

Hey guys, after flash my P5100 back to stock rom from CM 10.1, i checked storage and it shows that have only 1.97 free internal memory. Ι flash again using pit file and repartition checked through odin but nothing happened , please tell me what else can i do, i ask anybody who has faced this problem. Thanks (sorry for my English)
roulis88 said:
Hey guys, after flash my P5100 back to stock rom from CM 10.1, i checked storage and it shows that have only 1.97 free internal memory. Ι flash again using pit file and repartition checked through odin but nothing happened , please tell me what else can i do, i ask anybody who has faced this problem. Thanks (sorry for my English)
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search on google play (=/ can't post links)
DiskUsage
Ivan Volosyuk.
I used this to search some files and clean up some space, I noticed that somehow I have something like and old cache from one rom (dunno if old cm o stock firm). First I make a backup, and then I cleaned it.
I have the same problem this morning,PLEASE HELP!!
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i think i found solution
Abdl said:
I have the same problem this morning,PLEASE HELP!!
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First of all i reflash my tablet at stock rom using a pit file and with repartition checked, then i go to settings and i did factory reset TWO times, at the second boot the storage was back again 11.87 gb i think, that was work to me :victory::victory::victory:
roulis88 said:
First of all i reflash my tablet at stock rom using a pit file and with repartition checked, then i go to settings and i did factory reset TWO times, at the second boot the storage was back again 11.87 gb i think, that was work to me :victory::victory::victory:
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I got mine working also since...what I did was I reflashed stock rom using odin and then before flashing cwm,I booted in the system default recovery and I did a data wipe and my memory was back
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Only 756mb internal storage

After flashing a patched .pit file my internal storage has decreased to a laughable 756mb.
Is there anyway to get my storage back. Have tried flashing a different pit file but no luck
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kersey said:
After flashing a patched .pit file my internal storage has decreased to a laughable 756mb.
Is there anyway to get my storage back. Have tried flashing a different pit file but no luck
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First of all... WHY did you do it?
Second, find attached the PIT for P6200 of different sizes
viper001 said:
First of all... WHY did you do it?
Second, find attached the PIT for P6200 of different sizes
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Thanks for the pit files but i have already tried flashing a stock pit file and also patched ones but my storage size stays the same.
The reason i flashed patched pit files was that i had the emmc brick bug issue.
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kersey said:
Thanks for the pit files but i have already tried flashing a stock pit file and also patched ones but my storage size stays the same.
The reason i flashed patched pit files was that i had the emmc brick bug issue.
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Have you tried a complete flash via odin with re-partition checked?
viper001 said:
Have you tried a complete flash via odin with re-partition checked?
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Yep, tried everything, flashing stock pit files, the patched ones with different ranges and then both honeycomb and ICS rom's but the storage doesn't change
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This is because the your partitions are redefined with the another pit file. I have this bug too and solving the bug I lost 8gb.
You must make your own pit file to solve this, but this require knowledgment about the operation, if you make anything wrong you lost your tab.
Look the gtab 7.7 forum or developer topic on this forum, there are one "tutorial", but you will lost the affect area of mmc...
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[Q] Fastest way to flash back to stock 4.1.2

What way is the fastest and most secure to flash back to the stock samsung 4.1.2 image? Is there anyway I can use fastboot to format my entire phone and then push the stock image to it? I think there is an easy way to skip the flashcounter and ODIN. I am on CM10.2.1 (stable) and after countless ROM flashes and going back between 4.3 and 4.4 I have so many folders and directories and partitions it is crazy. How can I wipe the entire phone so nothing at all is on it and go back to TW 4.1.2.
A link to a guide would be helpful also. I can't seem to find one.
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With what you are asking for, you want Odin. Odin flash this file and it will wipe your phone clean and restore you to stock, unrooted VRBMF1 4.1.2. You will want to root and unlock. Do not take any OTAs when your phone boots up. Follow section 5 of Droidstyle's guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Just use the tar file I linked below in Odin:
Only flash if it ends in .tar or .tar.md5, here is the VRBMF1 tar:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23134718111254196
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Thank you so much man. Trying it tonight.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
With what you are asking for, you want Odin. Odin flash this file and it will wipe your phone clean and restore you to stock, unrooted VRBMF1 4.1.2. You will want to root and unlock. Do not take any OTAs when your phone boots up. Follow section 5 of Droidstyle's guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Just use the tar file I linked below in Odin:
Only flash if it ends in .tar or .tar.md5, here is the VRBMF1 tar:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23134718111254196
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It doesn't mention it anywhere. Do I need to worry about triangle away coming from CM10 back to TW4.1?
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ErikFry said:
It doesn't mention it anywhere. Do I need to worry about triangle away coming from CM10 back to TW4.1?
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Depends if you have any ticks on the counter if you do you should triangle away before you odin. Are you planing on staying on touchwiz or will you be rooting unlocking and flashing a new rom? because if that is the case you could just wipe internal sd in twrp or clockwork mod then flash your desired rom on a nice clean internal sd.
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Depends if you have any ticks on the counter if you do you should triangle away before you odin. Are you planing on staying on touchwiz or will you be rooting unlocking and flashing a new rom? because if that is the case you could just wipe internal sd in twrp or clockwork mod then flash your desired rom on a nice clean internal sd.
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I plan on flashing cleanrom8.1
If I wipe internal SD in recovery will it fix all extra file paths and partition problems I had before? And does wiping internal SD wipe the recovery?
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ErikFry said:
I plan on flashing cleanrom8.1
If I wipe internal SD in recovery will it fix all extra file paths and partition problems I had before? And does wiping internal SD wipe the recovery?
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It will do a format so as long as the partitions are the correct size it should fix any problems. Recovery will stay just as it was before the wipe. When you go to do the wipe just click on everything but external sd. I cant remember if it says format or wipe but do it a few times before you flash cleanrom and you should be on empty canvas to write your rom to. Just be warned that there is a format data option in twrp I believe (been a long time since I have seen a unmodified version) that will erase everything including external sd so don't use that. Also dont forget to have clean rom on your external before you start!
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ooooohhhhh I hope you see this! If it only has sd card as a option in the wipe menu that is probably your external sd.
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If it only has sd card as a option in the wipe menu that is probably your external sd.
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So make sure I'm just wiping internal SD right?
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ErikFry said:
So make sure I'm just wiping internal SD right?
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correct. I am a worry wart and remove my sd before I wipe. not necessary but i cant format it if its not inserted.
ThePagel said:
correct. I am a worry wart and remove my sd before I wipe. not necessary but i cant format it if its not inserted.
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Hopefully you are still awake. I wiped internal memory and did a factory reset for safety (don't worry I removed my SD card haha) And I flashed CleanRom8.1 zip and it said it was successfully flashed. When I rebooted the device I got the "please enter pin or password for this encrypted device" message with an area to type in. This phone has never been encrypted. What do I do? If I wiped internal why would anything other than what I flash be on the phone.
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Hopefully you are still awake. I wiped internal memory and did a factory reset for safety (don't worry I removed my SD card haha) And I flashed CleanRom8.1 zip and it said it was successfully flashed. When I rebooted the device I got the "please enter pin or password for this encrypted device" message with an area to type in. This phone has never been encrypted. What do I do? If I wiped internal why would anything other than what I flash be on the phone.
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Never heard of that happening. Is it before it starts to boot?
SlimSnoopOS said:
With what you are asking for, you want Odin. Odin flash this file and it will wipe your phone clean and restore you to stock, unrooted VRBMF1 4.1.2. You will want to root and unlock. Do not take any OTAs when your phone boots up. Follow section 5 of Droidstyle's guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Just use the tar file I linked below in Odin:
Only flash if it ends in .tar or .tar.md5, here is the VRBMF1 tar:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23134718111254196
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SlimSnoop I'm wondering if you have any suggestions for my most recent conundrum. Thank you for your help!
ThePagel said:
Never heard of that happening. Is it before it starts to boot?
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I wiped Internal memory, wiped data&cache, reboot....bootscreen.....la la la la...."Enter PIN or Password" screen appears. For a brief moment my statusbar is shown. The phone appears to be in airplane mode. It does not show the proper time either.
ErikFry said:
I wiped Internal memory, wiped data&cache, reboot....bootscreen.....la la la la...."Enter PIN or Password" screen appears. For a brief moment my statusbar is shown. The phone appears to be in airplane mode. It does not show the proper time either.
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I did a quick Google and it looks like for some reason or another that rom installed encrypted. A factory reset should fix your problem.
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I did a quick Google and it looks like for some reason or another that rom installed encrypted. A factory reset should fix your problem.
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Did not work, still there. But Im trying kitkat again. Quantum seems very stable. The wiping internal drive helped with my other issues though.
ErikFry said:
SlimSnoop I'm wondering if you have any suggestions for my most recent conundrum. Thank you for your help!
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I have seen this issue before but mostly that encyption popup is displayed in TWRP. I don't recall seeing any one method that ultimately worked for people. If you search for "encrypt" in this Q/A forum, there are 7 pages of results with a lot of inconclusive results or workarounds. I've skimmed the first 3 pages and haven't seen anything that stands out but I've seen similar issue reported by a few others.
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I have seen this issue before but mostly that encyption popup is displayed in TWRP. I don't recall seeing any one method that ultimately worked for people. If you search for "encrypt" in this Q/A forum, there are 7 pages of results with a lot of inconclusive results or workarounds. I've skimmed the first 3 pages and haven't seen anything that stands out but I've seen similar issue reported by a few others.
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Thank you for looking. You would think with an internal memory wipe, factory reset and system wipe it wouldn't be encrypted. Funny thing is...I've never encrypted it either, maybe touchwiz is not for me. Life is telling me something haha.
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ThePagel said:
I did a quick Google and it looks like for some reason or another that rom installed encrypted. A factory reset should fix your problem.
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Thank you for your help Pagel!
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Erik, did you have any luck going from 4.3 back to 4.1? I'm getting the firmware upgrade error.
Any thoughts?

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